45% of Americans are Morons

[MOBIUS]

According to ABC 45% of Americans believe in Creationism and that God created man 10,000 years ago...

If true I find that statistic simply staggering for a modern western country in the 21st century!

But at least 55% of Americans are smart enough to know the truth.

Does anyone on Poly believe in Creationism, go on you can admit it - we won't laugh at you, much...

[Thorn]

I thought it was 6,000 years ago?

[MOBIUS]

ABC said 10,000 years ago...

Bishop Ussher worked it out to about 6,000 years ago - see they can't even get their 'facts' straight...

[Berzerker]

There's a difference between creationism and the "young earth" belief held by many creationists. Are you sure the poll reflects that difference?

[Thorn]

45% of morons are Americans, would that one work too?

[MOBIUS]

Well someone who believes in a "young earth" is even more of a mug IMHO...

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by MOBIUS
Well someone who believes in a "young earth" is even more of a mug IMHO...

The way you stated the poll seems to indicate that it asked how many people believed in a young earth theory.

[Thorn]

Imran can you tell penelope hi for me!

[Kuciwalker]

100% of MOBIUS' threads are bad trolls.

[Thorn]

100% of Thorns brain is damaged beyond repair.

[MOBIUS]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
100% of MOBIUS' threads are bad trolls.

Creationist!

[dojoboy]

I believe in creationism, but through the restrictions of a physical plane. I do not believe in a "creationist magic wand." There is an energy source behind it all, and I call that force God. So, yes, I believe in creationism.

[Dr Strangelove]

if this poll is the one I'm thinking of then the "45%" includes both those who think that the creation story of genesis is the only literal truth AND also those who believe that life evolved on Earth but that God may have played a role and/or that genesis is a poetic description of the creation of the Universe and life.

[Ramo]

I don't think so. Those numbers would be closer to 85-90% (if you exclude genesis as an analogy, it looks like it's around 82% - oddly enough the three polls I looked at - Harris, CBS, and Gallup had exactly the same value).

http://www.pollingreport.com/science.htm#Evolution

[Lancer]

"45% of Americans are Morons "

I'd like to proudly state that I'm in the other 65%.